By

Kristen LaRue-Sandler

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June 13, 2016

On May 5, 2016, the Department of English presented its annual event celebrating 2015-2016 graduates and award-winners. This year's featured alum was Diane Escalante (BA English 1966), a former teacher with Phoenix Union High School. The keynote speaker was Associate Professor Ron Broglio, a literature specialist and a Senior Scholar in ASU's Global Institute of Sustainability. His research focuses on how philosophy and aesthetics can help us rethink the relationship between humans and the environment.

Diane Escalante, introduction by Mark Lussier

Video of Graduation Remarks by Mark Lussier and Diane Escalante

Ron Broglio, "Bringing Humanities to the World"

Video of Ron Broglio reading &quot;Bringing Humanities to the World &quot;